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NASA's InSight Mars lander's power diminishing, has months left

NASA announced Tuesday that the InSight Mars lander is expected to become inoperative by December due to dust on its solar panels.

NASA May 11

Mars InSight lander records massive quake

NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the largest quake ever observed on another planet. The estimated magnitude 5 tremor occurred on May 4, 2022.

Europe March 17

European Space Agency suspends cooperation with Russia on mission to Mars over Putin's Ukraine invasion

A mission to investigate potential life on Mars by the European Space Agency and Roscosmos has been put on pause after Russian forces invaded Ukraine last month.

Mars February 18

Perseverance Mars rover marks a year on red planet

Friday marks the first anniversary of NASA's Perseverance rover's Mars landing. 

Mars January 15

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover runs into another snag: pebbles

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has run into another snag on its mission to find evidence of ancient microbial life. 

SCIENCE January 14

Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica

A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday.

Year in Review January 1

2021 in review: Top space stories of the year

2021 was a big year for space news. 

SCIENCE December 18

Water detected below Martian surface, researchers say

"Significant amounts of water" have been found beneath the surface of Mars. 

SCIENCE October 8

Existence of Mars lake, floods confirmed by NASA's Perseverance team

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover team has confirmed that the red planet's Jezero Crater was once the site of a delta-lake system. 

SCIENCE October 2

Why NASA's Mars missions will be silent for weeks

NASA is standing down from commanding its Mars missions for the next few weeks.